TATLIN NEWS #53

pressive shapes of glass cantilevers as well as cladding are made of glass and metal. Final- ly, respectability was embodied in layout of apartments and utilities as well as in land- scape features of the area adjoining the com- plex. As to urban planning, a decision was tak- en to orient the buildings from east to west; that way, it was possible to take advantage of both sunlight and the opening views, while the complex itself received a shape of a staircase in its plan, a complex silhouette, and modern shapes, and its image combines respectability with romanticism. object residential complex | location Kazan, Russia | development started 2004 | con- struction finished 2010 | customer «TAIF» Corporation | architects Architectural & Artis- tic Workshops by Dmitry Velichkin and Niko- lay Golovanov | area 33026,99 m 2 | volume 158116,84 m 3

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